Chestnut-backed Antbird vs Fat Sand Rat

Myrmeciza exsul compared with Psammomys obesus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-backed Antbird	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Passeriformes (Songbirds)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Thamnophilidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Myrmeciza	Psammomys
Species	Myrmeciza exsul	Psammomys obesus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-backed Antbird and Fat Sand Rat share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-backed Antbird

LC — Least Concern

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-backed Antbird	Fat Sand Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-backed Antbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-backed Antbird

The Chestnut-backed Antbird (Myrmeciza exsul) is a species in the genus Myrmeciza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.